B.
The second letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The second letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From the Latin letter B (be), from the Etruscan letter 𐌁 (b, be), from the Ancient Greek letter Β (B, beta), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, bet), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐.
initialism of boron
B: The grade of pencil, “black”, that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead
Where this word comes from
From abbreviations of various terms beginning with or containing the letter ‘B’.
B: A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type A antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type B or type O but cannot receive blood from AB or A
Where this word comes from
(blood type): From B antigen
B: An academic grade, better than a C and worse than an A
Where this word comes from
From the use of the letter ‘B’ as an arbitrary label among other letter labels.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.